What is the Chachnama?

It is a 13th-century Persian translation of an earlier Arabic work detailing the Arab conquest of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim.

Pre-Islamic History of Sindh

UPSC Archival Analysis

According to the Chachnama, the capital of the Indus Country (Sindh) in the 6th and 7th centuries was Arod.

Exam Year

2020

Evidence Source

ID: ART_HIS_2020_200 Ref: Chachnama (Fateh nama Sindh)